Digi-Key Extends its Partnership with ARM University’s Education Kit Program

15.2.2016 16:00 | Business Wire

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Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Electronics, the
industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and
delivery, today announced the extension of its partnership with the Arm
University Program to distribute ARM Education Kit hardware
components to higher educational institutions. The products will be on
display at Embedded
World 2016 February 23-25 in Nuremburg, Germany.

Digi-Key will provide Education Kit hardware that support design courses
covering Embedded Systems, System-on-a-Chip (SoC) development and
Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. The full education kits contain
ARM-based hardware and software components as well as teaching and
training materials from the ARM University Program.

“The ARM University Program enables electronics and computer engineering
courses all around the world and last year tens of thousands of students
took modules based on our technology,” said Khaled Benkrid, Director,
Education and Research, ARM. “The collaboration with Digi-Key will
provide access to high quality ARM-based hardware, software and teaching
tools to support an even greater number of academics, students and
engineers. Together, we will be equipping a new wave of developers with
the knowledge and skills that will underpin their professional careers.”

The Program includes technologies provided by key Digi-Key suppliers
such as STMicroelectronics, NXP, Cypress, and Nordic Semiconductor.

“Collaborating with the ARM University Program and Digi-Key allows the
Cypress University Alliance to support an even greater number of
engineering students,” said Patrick Kane, Director of the Cypress
University Alliance. “With Cypress’s ARM-based PSoC programmable
system-on-chip and FM4 MCU development kits, face-to-face workshops, and
inclusion in ARM’s Education Kit series, CUA is providing this new
generation of engineers with a broad range of tools to develop and
refine their design skills.”

The ARM University Program is supporting these hardware packages with
professional software licenses from ARM, and complete teaching materials
ready to be deployed in classes. These include lecture note slides,
demonstration codes, lab manuals, and projects with solutions in source.

“We are pleased to be able to expand these technology-specific ARM
Education Kit offerings to our academic customers. As these courses are
adopted by universities worldwide, we believe students will be better
prepared to face the design challenges of the future,” said Bob Brown,
Director of Academic Business Development at Digi-Key. “Digi-Key’s
university customers will benefit from the use of leading-edge
technology by our suppliers that incorporate ARM Cortex®-M
and Cortex-A processors. Digi-Key’s partnership with the ARM University
Program will make it easier for students and faculty to get the
materials they need for hands-on learning experiences.”

The five
kits available today are stocking SKU’s from Digi-Key and are often
shipped on the same day of purchase. For more information, please visit
Digi-Key’s booth at Embedded Worldlocated in Hall 4A, Stand 631,
along with ARM
University Program’s booth in Hall 5, Stand 5338.

About Digi-Key Electronics

Digi-Key Electronics, based in Thief River Falls, Minn., is a global,
full-service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities
of electronic
components, offering more than four million products from over 650
quality name-brand manufacturers. With over one million products in
stock and an impressive selection of online resources, Digi-Key is
committed to stocking the broadest range of electronic components in the
industry and providing the best service possible to its customers.
Additional information and access to Digi-Key’s broad product offering
is available at www.digikey.com.